Appendix A: Contract Review and Signing Authority

A. Purchase of Goods and Services Contracts (Excluding Real Property)

This category includes purchase agreements with third parties from all sources of funds, including Research.

Document Type	Contract Value	Level of Approval required prior to Contract Execution	Sign Contractual Document
	Up to $5,000	N/A	Dean/Director or designate
	Up to $100,000	Manager, Procurement Services	Dean or Director of Area
	Up to $500,000	Manager, Procurement Services & Director of Finance	Executive Director or Vice-President of Area
	Up to $1,500,000	Manager, Procurement Services & Director of Finance, Senior Vice-President Corporate Services	Executive Director or Vice-President of Area
	Over $1,500,000	Manager, Procurement Services & Director of Finance Senior Vice-President Corporate Services, President & Board of Governors	President & Vice-President or Executive Director of Area

B. Real Property Acquisition, Disposition, and Leasing

Document Type	Contract Value	Level of Approval required prior to Contract Execution	Sign Contractual Document
Real Estate Property Acquisition or Disposition	All Values	Senior Vice-President Corporate Services	President & Board of Governors
Leasing of Property as Lessee or Lessor	up to 10 years AND up to $1,500,000 in total Contract value		Senior Vice-President Corporate Services
Leasing of Property as Lessee or Lessor	longer than 10 years OR more than $1,500,000 in total Contract value	Senior Vice-President Corporate Services, President& Board of Governors	President

C. Construction

*Approval of Major Capital Projects by the Board of Governors delegates approval to execute Contracts in accordance with the signing authority matrix and within the approved project budget.

Document Type	Contract Value	Level of Approval required prior to Contract Execution	Sign Contractual Document
	Up to $100,000 and all Construction Permits	Manager, Procurement Services (contracts only)	Senior Director Infrastructure
	Up to $1,500,000	Manager, Procurement Services, Director of Finance, Senior Director Infrastructure	Senior Vice-President Corporate Services
	Over $1,500,000	Manager, Procurement Services, Director of Finance, Sr. Director Infrastructure, Senior Vice-President Corporate Service, President & Board of Governors	Senior Vice-President Corporate Services & President

D. Research Contracts

Document Type	Contract Value	Level of Approval required prior to Contract Execution	Sign Contractual Document
	Up to $500,000	Dean of School	Senior Vice-President Academic
	Up to $1,500,000	Dean of School & Director of Finance	Senior Vice-President Academic & Senior Vice-President Corporate Services
	Over $1,500,000	Dean of School & Senior Vice- President Corporate Services, President	Senior Vice-President Academic & President

E. Revenue Generating Service Contracts

Document Type	Contract Value	Level of Approval required prior to Contract Execution	Sign Contractual Document
	Up to $100,000	Manager, Procurement Services	Dean or Director of Area
	Up to $500,000	Manager, Procurement Services	Executive Director or Vice- President of Area
	Up to $1,500,000	Manager, Procurement Services & Director Finance	Executive Director or Vice- President of Area & Senior Vice- President Corporate Services
	Over $1,500,000	Manager, Procurement Services, Director Finance, Senior Vice-President Corporate Services & President	President & Senior Vice-President Corporate Services

F. Academic Contracts

Document Type	Contract Value	Level of Approval required prior to Contract Execution	Sign Contractual Document
Joint/dual degree/diploma agreement		Standard program approval procedures apply	Dean of School & Vice-President Academic
Delivery of non-degree programs/courses to outside organizations	Revenues up to $100,000		Dean or Chair of School
	Revenues up to $500,000		Dean of School
	Revenues over $500,000		Dean of School & Vice-President Academic
Student or faculty exchange agreement		Academic agreements with counterparties outside of Canada require the approval of Senior Vice-President Academic & President	Dean of School & Senior Vice-President Academic
Academic placement agreement
Academic affiliation agreement

G. Advancement and Development Contracts

Document Type	Contract Value	Level of Approval required prior to Contract Execution	Sign Contractual Document
External Donation and donation-related agreements	Real-estate gifts	President & Board of Governors	Vice-President External Relations & Chief Innovation Officer, Senior Vice-President Corporate Services & President
	All other gifts up to $100,000	Senior Director Infrastructure only if donation is equipment	Vice-President External Relations & Chief Innovation Officer
	All other gifts over $100,000 and any agreements that require naming rights	Senior Director Infrastructure only if donation is equipment	Vice-President External Relations & Chief Innovation Officer, Senior Vice-President Corporate Services & President
Other Advancement related business agreements, including but not limited to Affinity agreement, etc.		Manager, Procurement Services	Vice-President External Relations & Chief Innovation Officer or designate

H. Other Non-Employment Contracts.

Document Type	Contract Value	Level of Approval required prior to Contract Execution	Sign Contractual Document
All other contracts not covered elsewhere in this documents	Up to $500,000	Manager, Procurement Services	Executive Director or Vice-President of the Area
	Up to $1,500,000	Manager, Procurement Services & Director of Finance	Executive Director or Vice-President of Area & Senior Vice-President Corporate Services
	Over $1,500,000	Manager, Procurement Services & Director of Finance & Sr. VP Corporate Services, President & Board of Governors	President and Vice-President or Executive Director of Area